The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-05-27
washington Letter.

expression of belief is one thing, tonl-
mouthed blasphcmy is quite another.
washington Letter.
from our regular correspondent.l
W~AsHINGToN, May %, 1887.
The soldier boys are all here, and WASH
ington is full of martial music and beat of
drums. The National Drill opened this
morning, but the contests vii, not begin
until tomorrow. To-day was devoted to
some formalities such as receiving the
troops, naming the camp, and this after
noon there was a dress parade by all the
companies. For the past few days large
crowds Of people have c~ongregated at the
railway stations to see and welcome the
| soldiers as they arrived. The first TO make
their appearance were the Louisiana Riffs.
of New Orleans, who marched quietly up
PENNSYLVANIA avenue to W...9rd's Hotel
and afterwards to camp, which they en-
tered as silently as spies The Yicksburg
Southrons followed them, making quite a
noise with their silver comets, and the
| Louisiana men received their Mississippi
neighbors with Il hearty cheer which was
duly reaiprocated.
The city Of tents around the base Of the
Washington Monument is quite pietur-
csque, and there is also a ladies camp inst
north Of the parade grounds. Large par
ties ofladies accompanied some of the mill
itary organizations here and some OF them
preferred to 90 into camp to stopping at
the hotels and boarding houses. Some
preferred it for the novelty of the expert
perience and others because OF the eco
nomic features Of camp life.
Quite a sensation occurred when it was
reported that there would be no liquor
sold in the camp because ofan order issred
by the President to revoke the privilege.
1t seems that a committee of ladies, APP
pointed for the purpose by the W. {. T..
L., called upon the President and pre-
scented him a protest against the sale of in
toxicating liquors ON the drill grounds, it
being a Government property, and asked
his interference. The ladies said the
President received them most c~ourteously,
expressed his %disapproyal of the license to
sell liquors OH the drill ground, and gave
them much encouragement to believe it
would not be done. TIE ladies also called
on Col. Wilson, commissions of public
buildings aud grounds, and other gentle
nen having authority. The bar-room
privilege OF the ground had been sold by
the drill committee for $500, but about
moor on last Friday the man who had
bought the privilege of opening the bar
under the grand stand was notified that
the order granting him this privilege was
revoked. and he at once ceased his prepar-
atoms. Later it was stated that this ac-
ton of the drill committee was in no way
due to the President or to the efforts OF the
ladies Of the W. c. T. t., that before the
ladies had waited on the President the
drill committee had passed their resolution
rcvoking the sale Of intoxicating liquors
on the drill ground. Probably the real
secret OF the committees action was that
it received through the commissioner of
public grounds a polite intimation that it
would be very gratifying to the War De-
partment, to which the drill ground be-
longs, if intoxicating liquors We're exclud-
| ed. The committee, already under great
obligations to the War Department, could
not afford to ignore a hint Of that kind and
they promptly made the order revoking the
bar privilege. So, at the rcfreshment
counter under the grand stand, only ten
pcrance drinks will be sold this week.
The President, who has been working
very hard and steadily now for some time,
has decided to take a rest. He will go
soon. accompanied by hiss wife and her
mother, Colonel and Mrs. Lamont, to
Saranac Lake, \. Y, for about ten days
fishing. Last season he delayed his trip
to the mountains dntiI it was almost too
late for this sport. He expects to get there
before the crowd of Adirondack visitors
assemble, with the view Of securing a good
rest. It is probable that this will be his
only opportunity to be away from Wash
ington for any length Of time. Extra ses-
sion talk is again revived, and should he
deem it necessary to call an extra session
of Congress, as many men Of prominence
think he will, he would probably be de-
priyed Of a later summer vacation. An
extra session is urged chiefly by the adyo-
Gates of tariff reduction, who think that
the country demands relief from taxation
and the release Of a good deal of the money
that is thereby locked up in the Treasury.
From a partisan standpoint, the Demo-
cratic politicians would, of course, prefer
to avoid an extra session. 1t wonld in
volve additional expense for Which the
dominant party is always held responsible.
WESTON.
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